although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how; in what way; how about
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
discovery; detection; finding
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable